Alone on a Wide Wide Sea by Michael Morpurgo

Alone on a Wide Wide Sea

Michael Morpurgo

320 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction childrens historical emotional slow-paced

Description

There were dozens of us on the ship, all ages, boys and girls, and we were all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye, I thought they were waving good-bye. None of us spoke. It was a gre...

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Community Reviews Summary of 506 reviews

Moods

emotional 82%
adventurous 69%
inspiring 52%
sad 52%
hopeful 43%
reflective 39%
lighthearted 21%
dark 17%
challenging 13%
tense 13%
informative 8%
funny 4%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%

Pace

medium 69%
fast 21%
slow 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 33% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 22%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 13%

Average rating

4.05

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